Global Patent Index - EP 0178844 B2

EP 0178844 B2 19940330 - Television receivers.

Title (en)

Television receivers.

Title (de)

Fernsehempfänger.

Title (fr)

Récepteurs de télévision.

Publication

EP 0178844 B2 19940330 (EN)

Application

EP 85307222 A 19851009

Priority

JP 21703684 A 19841016

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0178844A1] In a method and apparatus for use with a televsion receiver that processes a television signal in digital form and that has functional units of the receiver controlled by digital data stored in internal registers, a dedicated non-volatile memory (31) is provided for storing initial data along with a control circuit for setting such initial data into the appropriate register so that when the receiver is adjusted for the first time following manufacture spurious data will not cause circuit elements of the receiver to be damaged.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/44; H04N 17/04

IPC 8 full level

H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 11/04 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 17/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0178844 A1 19860423; EP 0178844 B1 19901219; EP 0178844 B2 19940330; AU 4824485 A 19860424; AU 585263 B2 19890615; CA 1268538 A 19900501; CA 1268538 C 19900501; DE 3580965 D1 19910131; HK 73594 A 19940805; JP H0556052 B2 19930818; JP S6195629 A 19860514; KR 860003742 A 19860528; KR 930009558 B1 19931006; US 4731654 A 19880315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85307222 A 19851009; AU 4824485 A 19851003; CA 492131 A 19851003; DE 3580965 T 19851009; HK 73594 A 19940728; JP 21703684 A 19841016; KR 850007588 A 19851015; US 78447585 A 19851004